Northwest Health-La Porte

1007 Lincolnway, La Porte, IN 46350 · (219) 326-1234

General hospitalVoluntary non-profit - PrivateEmergency roomCMS rating ★★★★★

The money

$16what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed

$20.2Mnet income, all sources

10.9%margin on patient care alone

$1.4Mcost of charity care (1.0% of costs)

$6.5Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)

84beds

From the hospital's Medicare cost report for the year ending December 2024. Non-profit hospitals must have a financial assistance (charity care) policy; ask for it if a bill is hard to pay.

Hospital stays

Medicare figures are 2024 averages for this hospital; the bars show how much of the bill was actually paid.

Billed (list price)Actually paid (Medicare + patient)

Stay	Medicare stays	Billed	Paid
Sepsis, with major complications 871	172	$80,073	$13,756
Heart failure, with major complications 291	61	$43,407	$9,010
Pneumonia, with major complications 193	60	$54,886	$9,388
Sepsis 872	34	$49,368	$7,326
Heart attack, with major complications 280	32	$52,730	$11,260
COPD, with major complications 190	28	$42,614	$8,666
Lung infection, with major complications 177	27	$46,931	$11,457
Heart catheterization, with major complications 286	25	$93,544	$15,772
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 698	25	$68,898	$11,383
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 065	24	$54,992	$7,320
Irregular heartbeat, with major complications 308	23	$50,366	$8,447
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 689	23	$49,444	$8,961
Kidney failure, with complications 683	22	$39,907	$6,520
Heart stent 322	21	$132,914	$16,969
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 377	21	$88,349	$11,915
Urinary tract infection 690	20	$35,026	$5,928
Pneumonia, with complications 194	17	$29,248	$6,094
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 309	17	$36,295	$5,759
Kidney failure, with major complications 682	17	$61,653	$10,487
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 378	16	$56,534	$7,028
Diabetes, with complications 638	16	$43,082	$6,336
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 640	15	$75,474	$11,705
Breathing problem needing a ventilator (up to 4 days) 208	14	$75,135	$18,718
Heart stent, with major complications or 4+ stents 321	14	$193,542	$23,752
Skin infection (cellulitis) 603	14	$34,670	$6,793
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 641	14	$38,725	$7,339
Transurethral Prostatectomy with Cc/Mcc 713	13	$76,245	$10,234
Fainting 312	11	$47,057	$6,264
Bowel obstruction, with complications 389	11	$27,060	$5,675

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